Recommended 7 scenic spots that you missed on your self-driving trip to Zhangye. The most popular self-driving holy places around Zhangye are all here.

Zhangye is named after "the arm of Zhang State, connecting the Western Regions". It is a bright pearl on the ancient Silk Road. Zhangye's cultural relics and historic sites are spread throughout the region, and Zhangye's natural landscape is unique. Let’s take a look at the seven most beautiful scenic spots in Zhangye.

1. Horseshoe Temple

Located in Sunan Yugu Autonomous County, Gansu Province, Horseshoe Temple is located in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Gansu Province (the Yugu people are a unique ethnic minority in Zhangye, Gansu; it is north of Zhangye City 65 kilometers from the urban area, it is a tourist area integrating grotto art, Qilian Mountain scenery and Yugur customs. The grottoes are composed of Shengguo Temple, Puguang Temple, Thousand Buddha Cave, Jinta Temple, Upper, Middle and Lower Guanyin Cave.* **There are more than 70 caves and niches. It was first built in Beiliang. It is named after the legendary horse's hoof prints left when drinking water here.

2. Shuangquan Lake

< p>Shuangquan Lake, located in Linze County, is a national 2A-level tourist attraction built by the Linze County Government. It is 5 kilometers away from Linze County, 1.5 kilometers away from the North Ring Road, and 900 meters away from Liaosha Highway. It is centered on fishing and gathers An entertainment scenic area integrating entertainment, summer vacation, catering and swimming, with a total area of ??5040 acres, of which the water surface area is 1290 acres. The Shuangquan Lake scenic area project mainly includes five areas: water park, fishing garden, swimming area, catering and entertainment area, and thousand-acre fish pond. Community.

3. The Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty

The Xinheyi Great Wall tourist attraction in Shandan County is located at milepost 2646 of National Highway 312, 20 kilometers east of Shandan County. It is a tourist area based on the Great Wall landscape and the natural scenery of the loess high slopes. The Shandan Ancient Great Wall section, which is the basis of the scenic spot, is mainly composed of the Han Dynasty Great Wall and the Great Wall built in the sixth year of Yuanding in the Western Han Dynasty (111 BC, more than 2,000 years ago). The Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty was formed in the sixth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty (1572), which has been more than 400 years ago.

4. Zhengyi Gorge

Zhengyi Gorge is located in Luocheng Township, Zhangye City and Jiuquan, Gansu Province. Zhengyi Gorge is also known as Zhenyi Gorge, and the locals call it Shi Gorge. It is located in Tiancheng Village, Luocheng Township, because it is located at the junction of the middle and lower reaches of the Heihe River. It is divided into upper, middle and lower sections, so it is now also called the "Heihe Little Three Gorges". It is said that the mouth of the gorge was originally blocked by huge rocks and was often flooded. When Dayu controlled the floods, he split the huge rocks in half with a magic ax, and the cliffs were created. There are still relics from that time - the chisel marks of the divine axe.

5. Liyuankou Battle Memorial Hall

Located in the eastern suburbs of Linze County, the Liyuankou Battle Memorial Hall was originally the site of the Chinese Workers and Peasants. Linze Red Army West Route Army Martyrs Cemetery is located on the south bank of Dasha River in the eastern suburbs of Linze County, covering a total area of ??600 acres. It is the largest revolutionary martyrs cemetery in northwest China. Linze was once the site of the Red Army West Route Army's campaign. The main battlefield in Hexi and the location of the general headquarters is the place with the longest stay in the Western Expedition, the largest scale of battles, the largest number of casualties and battle sites, and the most commemorative place. 6. Shandan Grand Buddha Temple

Chengshandan Buddhist Temple in Yudan County is located at the foot of Gaoshan Mountain, 5 kilometers west of Shandan County, Zhangye City, Gansu Province. It was formerly known as "Tufo Temple" and was first built in the Northern Wei Dynasty (425 AD, more than 1,500 years ago. Zhu Qizhen, Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, once built it himself. The temple was inscribed with the inscription "Tufo", hence the name of the Tufo Temple. This temple has suffered many wars in history and was rebuilt many times. Especially in 1971, this thousand-year-old temple was almost destroyed by the "Cultural Revolution".

7. Zhangye Danxia Landform

Located in the Hexi Corridor of Gansu Province, the Zhangye Danxia Landform is located in Zhangye City in the middle section of the Hexi Corridor of Gansu Province. In ancient times, it was Zhangye County, one of the four counties in Hexi Province. "Broken arm of the Xiongnu, Zhangye's armpit" means Zhangye Danxia landform in the mountainous and hilly area of ????50 square kilometers. There is a unique, colorful and majestic Danxia landform. Danxia refers to red. The sandy conglomerate has been stripped by long-term weathering and water erosion, forming isolated peaks and steep strange rocks. The Danxia landform here developed from the Pre-Jurassic to the Tertiary Period about 2 million years ago.